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IES</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=distros_main.htm">Main Distro</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=distros_portable.htm">Portable Distro</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=distros_store.htm">Microsoft Store Distro</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=language_toc.htm">Language Files</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=language_engine.htm">Introduction to LLTE</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=language_files.htm">Language Files for LLTE</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=language_studio.htm">Language Studio</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=files_toc.htm">File Formats</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=files_fileassoc.htm">File Associations</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=files_cd5.htm">The CD5 v4 Format</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=files_image.htm">Other Image Files</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=files_object.htm">Object Files</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Technical Information <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sysreq.htm">System Requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk.htm">SDK (Software Development Kit)</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk.htm">General Information</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_file.htm">File Filter Interface</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_effect.htm">Effects Interface</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_device.htm">Device Interface</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_toc.htm">Callback Suites</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_toc.htm">General Information</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_statestore.htm">pi_StateStore</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_metamarkup.htm">pi_MetaMarkup</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_basicquery.htm">pi_BasicQuery</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_basicimage.htm">pi_BasicImage</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_basiccolor.htm">pi_BasicColor</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_pi_basicutils.htm">pi_BasicUtils</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_toc.htm">Layer Attachments</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_toc.htm">General Information</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_APPL.htm">APPL</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_BLND.htm">BLND</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_CPAL.htm">CPAL</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_FONT.htm">FONT</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_HOTS.htm">HOTS</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_MARK.htm">MARK</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_NOTE.htm">NOTE</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_metadata_PHYS.htm">PHYS</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=tech_sdk_sourcecode.htm">Source Code</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=preferences_toc.htm">Preferences and Settings</a> <ul> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=preferences_global_ui.htm">Global Preferences, User Interface</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=preferences_global_other.htm">Global Preferences, Other</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=preferences_artist.htm">Preferences specific to Chasys Draw IES Artist</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=kb_faq.htm">FAQ (frequently asked questions)</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=legal_issues.htm">Legal Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=contact_us.htm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=about_author.htm">About the Author</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> ddtreemenu.createTree("treemenu1", true); </script> </td> <td valign="top"> <div class="chmview_view_panel">  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><p align="center"> <img border="0" src="help/images/suite_header.jpg" /></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" background="help/images/suite_header_bot.png"><p align="center"><font size="7"><b><i>Start Page</i></b></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#003300" size="4">All the graphics in this help file were created using Chasys Draw IES Artist</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#333366" size="3">If you like the software, please tell a friend ... or two </font> <img border="0" src="help/images/grin.gif" /><br />   </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"><div style="width:100%; background:#F0F7FF; border:1px solid #99BBCC; padding:6px; margin: 20px 0px 20px 0px; text-align:left"> <p align="justify">Thank you for choosing <b>Chasys Draw IES</b>! It’s been said that once you go Chasys Draw you’ll never go back. Chasys Draw IES takes a radically different approach to image editing, which I believe results in a better editing experience for both new and experienced artists. When developing this software, I adhered to four ideals, which I’ve christened the four pillars of Chasys Draw IES: <font color="#0000FF">Character</font> (no photoshop imitations here), <font color="#0000FF">Performance</font> (fast, efficient and stable), <font color="#0000FF">Innovation</font> (new techniques and out-of-the-box thinking) and <font color="#0000FF">Cleanliness</font> (clean code devoid of bloatware).</p> <p>It is my hope that you’ll find it useful and that you’ll enjoy using it. Thank you!</p> </div> <div style="display:block; background:#F0F7FF; border:1px solid #AACCDD; padding:16px 16px 32px 16px; margin: 20px 0px 20px 0px; text-align:center"><b><font color="#008000" size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">“unique, flexible and powerful”</font></b> <br /> <br /> <img src="help/images/gui_lobby.png" /></div> <div style="display:block; background:#F0F7FF; border:1px solid #AACCDD; padding:6px; margin: 20px 0px 20px 0px; text-align:left"> The suite is made up of three primary applications, with several support applications in the background. These three primary applications are listed below; please click the icons or titles for more information. In a typical configuration, the window above, called the Chasys Draw IES Lobby, is the first screen that is shown when you start Chasys Draw IES. From here, you can start one of the three aforementioned application or choose from a list of other common tasks. You may also drag-drop files and folders onto the application icons to open them.<br />   <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td width="45" valign="top"><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=artist_intro.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><img border="0" src="help/images/app_icon_artist.png" style="margin: 4px 12px 16px 2px;" /></a></td> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=artist_intro.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><b><font color="#6688aa" size="4" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chasys Draw IES</font><font size="4" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Artist</font></b></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font color="#333333">This is a full-fledged image editor with free-style layer support and many other cool features. With Chasys Draw IES Artist, you can easily create cool designs, edit photos, animate, create icons, print, scan, and do a lot more.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="45" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="45" valign="top"><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=converter_intro.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><img border="0" src="help/images/app_icon_converter.png" style="margin: 4px 12px 16px 2px;" /></a></td> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=converter_intro.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><b><font color="#6688aa" size="4" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chasys Draw IES</font><font size="4" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Converter</font></b></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font color="#333333">This is a cross-converter for image files with a highly parallel multi-process architecture. This converter was specifically designed to take advantage of multi-core processors up to 128 cores. On such processors, the speed of conversion scales up with every additional core.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="45" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="45" valign="top"><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=viewer_intro.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><img border="0" src="help/images/app_icon_viewer.png" style="margin: 4px 12px 16px 2px;" /></a></td> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td valign="top"><a href="/chasysdraw/help.php?file=viewer_intro.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><b><font color="#6688aa" size="4" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chasys Draw IES</font><font size="4" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Viewer</font></b></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font color="#333333">This is an image viewer and browser that’s been optimized for maximum speed. It allows you to go through your pictures quickly and offers you a variety of features such as selecting and managing favourites and rotation for both stills and animations.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"><div style="background: url(help/images/foot_line.png) repeat; width:100%; height:20px; margin:0 auto;"> </div></td> </tr> </table> <p align="right"><font size="1" face="Arial">Copyright © John Paul Chacha, 2001-2025</font></p> </body>  </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div>   </div> <div class="content_separation"> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.jpchacha.com/chasysdraw/help.php&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=450&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe> </div>   </div> <div id="footer"> <p>Copyright © John Paul Chacha's Lab, 2025</p> <p> <a href="../terms.php">Terms of Use</a> | <a href="../privacy.php">Privacy Policy</a> </p> </div> </div>  </body> </html>

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